Dry-soap-delivery apparatus.



E. S: BACON.

DRY SOAP DELIVERY APPARATUS. APPLICATION 311,21) JULY 5, 191a.

Patented May 5, 1m.

ATTORNEY EBENEZER S. BACON,

1m) STATES PAT orno.

015' DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNQE F ONE-HALF '10 JOHN S.

HANLEY, BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 5, 1913. Serial No. 777,880.

Patentm May 5, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, 'Ennnnzan S. BACON,citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne,State of Michi- 5 gan, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Dry-Soap-Delivery Apparatus, and declare the following-tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enableothers shlled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to dry soap delivery apparatus, in which powdereddry soap is I delivered to the user by a manipulation of the apparatus,and its object is to furnishan apparatus which ordinarily delivers ameasured quantity of soap when the palm of the hand is pressed againstthe valve.

It consists in the apparatus and combinations hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the apparatuswith the valve closed. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the lowerportion of the apparatus showing the valve open. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 'XX of Fig. 1, showing a cross-section of thevalve on that line. Fig. 1 is a partial, perspective View of theinterior of Fig. 1, showing the detail of the attachment of the springwhich controls the valve. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the valveshown sectionally as Figs. 1 and 2. 85 In the drawings similar lettersrefer to similar parts.

A is the shell or receptacle for the soap. B is a bracket to which itmay be soldered or otherwise fastened, which said bracket may 40 beattached to any convenient support as C in any convenient manner. Thereceptacle 'A at this lower portionis preferably in the form of afrustum of a cone A and terminates in a cylinder or valve casing l) 46which contains the valve E.

S is a spiral spring with the spirals so formed as to conformcircumferentially to the interior of the receptacle A and its conivcalportion A. It is attached to the wall of 50 the receptacle A by means ofa bracket A rigidly fastened to said wall and being pcrformed at a witha perforation of the proper size and curvature to receive the end s ofthe spring. The spring S being made of wire.

has its end simply slid through the aperture joined to the a after beinginserted in the receptacle A, by merely turning the spring suflicientlyto force the end a through such aperture. The lower end of the spring arests upon the head or disk ortion of the valve E and co compels the vave to remain normally in a closed position, as shown in Fig. 1.

The valve E is of peculiar construction. It consists of a disk or head Fresting upon a raised, thin ledge G formed on the inside of the conedreceptacle. Non-detachably JOlIlBdfO the disk or head F are two planesarranged at right angles in cross-section as' shown at f, f in Fig. 3.The planes 1', f form the valve stem. The lower end of the valve is aball F which is non-detachably manner the plate F and the ball F arenonplanes f, f, and thus in this detachably joined together by means ofthe planes f, f. The planes f, flit closely within the cylinder A, whichforms a continuation of the frust-um of the cone A, so that the verticalmovement of the valve is guided by the planes f, j, that form the stem.The cylinder A is shorter than the valve, including the ball F, sothatthe ball, when the valve is closed, projects below the cylinder as shownin Fig. 1. The ball F may be designated the push member as it operatessimilar to a push button. 1

In using the device the valve is opened by pressure of the'nsers handagainst the ball, pushing the head or disk F oil from its seat Gandagainst the tension of the spring S. This distributes the powderedsoap and allows the amount of soap collected above the ball F, betweenit and the valve F, to descend to the usershand. The apparatusordinarily delivers a measured quantity of soap for the push member orball will or- 'dinarily be struck'by the palm of the hand. 'This willraise the valve and allow the soap to drop in around the valve; stem,but with the valve in raised positionfthe palm of the hand will act as astop to prevent the soap from dropping out of the cylinder. However,when the pressure on the pushmember is released the valve will againclose on its seat and IQYBI ll an more S03 from de scending. Thereuponthe measured quantity of soap about the valve stem will descend into theusers palm, it being free topass around the ball or push member when thehand is removed from the orifice in the cylinder or valve casing.

A cover H is provided, preferably with a hinge H, a hasp H and a stapleH and thus may be secured by a padlock H.

The spring S has its lowest coil resting I are slightly -Yhifted upwardand of course when the va ve is dropped the coils shift again downward.This gives a scraping action which prevents the caking of the powderedsoap upon the walls of the receptacle. The coil spring thereby not onlyacts as an agitator for the mass or powdered soap, but also prevents itssticking to the sides of the receptacle.

ontrolling such opening and a spiral spring I for normally keepin thevalve closed, the said spiral spring having its coils .lying against theinterior side surfaces of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

EBENEZER s. BACON.

Witnesses:

VIRGINIA C. SPRATI, AGNES M. HHKINS.

